Staff Sgt. Lucan Depas, the Security Platoon commander; 2nd Lt. Nathan Blodgett, the Heavy Equipment Platoon commander; and Sgt. Judd Belford, the HE Platoon sergeant (from left to right), pose in front of their recently created concrete reinforced overwatch tower, which was built during the final field evolution of Exercise Sidewinder — a pre-deployment training exercise for the 8th ESB’s upcoming deployment to Iraq. - Staff Sgt. Lucan Depas, the Security Platoon commander; 2nd Lt. Nathan Blodgett, the Heavy Equipment Platoon commander; and Sgt. Judd Belford, the HE Platoon sergeant (from left to right), pose in front of their recently created concrete reinforced overwatch tower, which was built during the final field evolution of Exercise Sidewinder — a pre-deployment training exercise for the 8th ESB’s upcoming deployment to Iraq.
An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires a round down rage during tank and infantry integration training at Range 210 Oct. 23. Australian soldiers of Squadron A, 1st Armoured Regiment, joined the Marines in the training. - An M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires a round down rage during tank and infantry integration training at Range 210 Oct. 23. Australian soldiers of Squadron A, 1st Armoured Regiment, joined the Marines in the training.
Marines with Heavy Equipment Platoon, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, engage enemy targets after receiving hostile fire while in the back of a 7-ton truck during a live-fire convoy operation in the Combat Center’s training area Saturday as part of exercise Sidewinder, a pre-deployment training exercise for the battalion’s upcoming deployment to Iraq. - Marines with Heavy Equipment Platoon, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, engage enemy targets after receiving hostile fire while in the back of a 7-ton truck during a live-fire convoy operation in the Combat Center’s training area Saturday as part of exercise Sidewinder, a pre-deployment training exercise for the battalion’s upcoming deployment to Iraq.
Fight Club 29 members Jay Demetrulius, David Dew, James Clark and Dominique Waters pose with their medals after completing the Grapplers Extreme Tournament, the final grappling tournament the team will participate in this quarter, at the Army National Guard 40th Infantry Brigade armory Oct. 18, 2008. - Fight Club 29 members Jay Demetrulius, David Dew, James Clark and Dominique Waters pose with their medals after completing the Grapplers Extreme Tournament, the final grappling tournament the team will participate in this quarter, at the Army National Guard 40th Infantry Brigade armory Oct. 18, 2008.